Surgery and procedures CPT 20605 Vermont Outpatient

Joint injection (medium joint) cost in Vermont

In Vermont, 7 hospitals publish a cash price for joint injection or drainage, medium joint (wrist, elbow, ankle): from $58.50 to $443.68, with a median of $98.35. The lowest price is at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital (St. Johnsbury). The highest price is 7.6× the lowest.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 20605. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 23, 2026.

Lowest$58.50Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital
Median$98.35half pay less
Highest$443.68in Vermont
Lowest saves$39.85vs the median

Hospitals in Vermont, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital lowest St. Johnsbury · St. Johnsbury, VT DRAIN/INJECT, JOINT BURSA ~P $58.50 $78.00 —
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Brattleboro Memorial Hospital Brattleboro · Brattleboro, VT 20605 Arthrocentesis, aspiration and/or injection, intermediate joint or bursa $79.59 $113.70 Dec 29, 2025
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Porter Hospital Middlebury · Middlebury, VT PR ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US $93.00 $93.00 Apr 28, 2026
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Southwestern Vermont Medical Center Bennington · Bennington, VT ARTHROCEN MED.WRIST/ELB/ANK $98.35 $140.50 —
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North Country Hospital & Health Center Newport · Newport, VT 20605: Medium Joint - AMB Only Inj Med Admin Charge $123.20 $154.00 —
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University of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care Burlington · Burlington-South Burlington, VT PR ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US $228.00 $228.00 Apr 28, 2026
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Central Vermont Medical Center Berlin · Barre, VT HC - ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ INTERM JT/BURS W/O US $443.68 $443.68 Apr 28, 2026
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By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Barre, VT 1 $443.68 $443.68
Bennington, VT 1 $98.35 $98.35
Brattleboro, VT 1 $79.59 $79.59
Burlington-South Burlington, VT 1 $228.00 $228.00
Middlebury, VT 1 $93.00 $93.00
Newport, VT 1 $123.20 $123.20
St. Johnsbury, VT 1 $58.50 $58.50

What it is

This code covers injecting or draining a medium-sized joint such as the wrist, elbow or ankle.

What the price covers

The price usually covers the procedure. The medicine and imaging guidance are billed separately.

Joint injection or drainage, medium joint (wrist, elbow, ankle) in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.